johnson is capable of being in an ally of monstrous propositions. the mechanics of the stock market itself. the buyers in the stock market are able to take stock and put away. the short sellers have to borrow stock from the owners to sell it, and then hopefully buy it back for a profit. if the shorts can't borrow the stock first, they will be able to cover, wall street speak for buying it back and closing out the position. i have been in that position, where i couldn't find stock and the broker doing the trade literally went into the open market, bought the stock back that i had shorted, and closed out my short position at much higher prices than i shorted it at. it was vicious. it crushed my quarter. i was helpless to stop this activity. i was short. i couldn't find the shares to borrow to those who were buying it. hey, it's against the rules. if loeb and his allies buy stocks and there is an aggressive buyback from herbalife, the same thing that happened to me could happen to ackman, a real squeeze and a terrible situation for any short seller. is